Project Strategy - Publications - Faculty & Research

29 Jul 2021
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Exploring the Intersection of Business & Health Care: Summer Fellow Derek Soled (MD/MBA 2022)

Equity Team in the Vaccine Operations Center, whose goals are to achieve maximum vaccination levels in New York City, to close the vaccination gap between different boroughs and ethnic groups, and to tackle structural racism in healthcare through public health View Details

22 Oct 2007
Research & Ideas

Bringing ‘Lean’ Principles to Service Industries

the concept's basic principles before each manager adopted a project in order to implement this new approach to software services. Of the projects, 8 out of 10 showed greater than 10 percent improvement in efficiency. “Some people think... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Computer

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Online Entrepreneurship & Innovation Courses | HBS Online

New Credential of Digital Innovation and Strategy Build the skill set and strategic acumen to compete in the digital world through a combination of forward-looking coursework, unique team activities with a diverse global network, and a... View Details

22 Jul 2002
Research & Ideas

Is Performance-Based Pricing the Right Price for You?

Experience provides pragmatic guidelines for implementing performance-based pricing: Invest the time up-front to carefully and fully define the objectives of the project and exchange all the relevant information. Both buyer and seller... View Details

Keywords: by Benson Shapiro; Manufacturing

27 Sep 2011
First Look

First Look: September 27

an honest, collective, and public conversation about their organization's alignment with espoused strategy and values. The research has identified a syndrome of six silent barriers to effectiveness and a dynamic theory of organizational... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

08 Jan 2019
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New Research and Ideas, January 8, 2019

Standardized metrics of cath lab efficiency are proposed, which can be used in public reports on this topic moving forward. Attention is paid to understanding balance sheets to track the financial health of the cath lab. Specific cost-saving measures are described, and... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

16 Sep 2014
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First Look: September 16

Download working paper: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2303862 Institutional Strategies in Emerging Markets By: Marquis, Christopher, and Mia Raynard Abstract—We review and integrate a wide range of literature that has examined the View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Sep 2021
Op-Ed

How Women Can Learn from Even Biased Feedback

years, feedback givers urged her to “tone it down” or “slow it down.” As she read through such reports, she decided she could make fast progress if she wrote her own review prior to reading formal ones. After a big project or an important... View Details

Keywords: by Francesca Gino

28 Nov 2005
Research & Ideas

Unilever: Transformation and Tradition

products, but they became worldwide brands because of the capabilities of Unilever. Their success rested on the choices made on strategy and organization, on the recruitment and development of managers, on the allocation of spending... View Details

Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones; Consumer Products

2011
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Nordic Globalization Barometer 2011

By: Christian H.M. Ketels

The Nordic Globalization Barometer 2011, the fourth in its series, builds on the methodology established in previous editions: The first part provides a short overview of the macroeconomic climate in the Nordic countries. The second part tracks the changes in economic... View Details

Keywords: Economic Growth; Financial Crisis; Macroeconomics; Trade; Globalized Economies and Regions; Policy; Competitive Strategy; Scandinavia

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04 Dec 2012
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First Look: December 4

PublicationsWhen Does a Platform Create Value by Limiting Choice? Authors:Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Hanna Hałaburda Publication:Journal of Economics & Management Strategy (forthcoming) Abstract We present a theory for why it... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

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Entrepreneurial Management Curriculum - Faculty & Research

Field Course: Entrepreneurship through Acquisition (Application Only) (also listed under Finance) Richard Ruback , Royce Yudkoff Spring 2025 Q3Q4 3.0 Field Course: Field X (also listed under Finance) Randolph Cohen Fall 2024 Q1Q2 3.0 Field Course: Field Y: View Details

11 Mar 2008
Working Paper Summaries

Finding Missing Markets (and a disturbing epilogue): Evidence from an Export Crop Adoption and Marketing Intervention in Kenya

Keywords: by Nava Ashraf, Xavier Giné & Dean Karlan; Food & Beverage

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Increasing Value in Care Delivery - Health Care

focus of Professor Robert Kaplan’s research and Executive Education teaching. He focuses on two topics: measuring and managing organizational risk and, in a joint project with Michael Porter , measuring the cost of delivering health care... View Details

January 2008 (Revised March 2011)
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Henry J. Kaiser and the Art of the Possible

By: Anthony J. Mayo, Mark Benson and David Chen

From his humble beginnings as a local salesman in New York, Henry J. Kaiser rose to become one of the leading industrialists of 20th century America. Though he had no technical engineering training, Kaiser mastered the management and execution of plans for several... View Details

Keywords: History; Mission and Purpose; Transition; Management Practices and Processes; Construction; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Leadership Style; Business History; Business Growth and Maturation; Civil Society or Community; Business Strategy; Planning; Construction Industry; Shipping Industry; United States

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HBS Alumni Conference: Accelerating Climate Solutions - Alumni

teams that invested in transformative, large-scale, renewable energy projects; explored ways to help accelerate energy access in emerging markets; and catalyzed actions to address climate change. He also spearheaded Google’s renewables View Details

27 Feb 2019
Research & Ideas

The Hidden Cost of a Product Recall

significant, the researchers say. Competitors ramp up major innovation efforts in response to rival recalls. Large-scale new product development projects cost more, take longer to complete, and require specialized teams to manage complex... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Manufacturing; Consumer Products; Auto; Medical Devices & Supplies

01 Sep 2023
News

Hands-on Learning About Global Markets

seniors in many African countries are more integrated into family life. The students were tasked with helping the startup expand its primarily word-of-mouth marketing strategies and develop more scalable channels to reach new customers.... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

01 Sep 2023
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Global Outposts Expand HBS’s Intellectual Footprint

Preparing students for hands-on project work in Buenos Aires For their FIELD Global Immersion course, first-year students working with business partners in Buenos Aires discussed the case “Doing Business in Buenos Aires, Argentina”... View Details